Stella and Edward Pienkos Educational Fund

A portion of the proceeds from this book will go into the Stella and Edward Pienkos Educational Fund. My parents, especially my mother, preached getting a solid education to her three sons. They listened. Even though my mother never attended high school – in fact, she began working in 8th grade so she was not able to participate in her school’s graduation ceremony – and my father only went one year to high school, they knew the importance of education. As countless children heard many times from their Great Depression parents while growing up: “Education is something they can’t take away from you.”

In memory of my parents, my wife, Ann, and I have established a scholarship fund to assist high school students in their desire “to get an education.” This is one way of saying “Thank You” to my parents for all they did for us, plus a way of “paying it forward” to help other young people reach their future goals.

I certainly hope you enjoyed reading this book. It’s my way of saying “Thank You” to the Chicago White Sox for being such a positive influence not only in my life, but also my family. I know other Sox fans feel the same.

Our current White Sox owner, Mr. Jerry Reinsdorf deserves a great deal of credit for the ball club taking the field each season in beautiful U.S. Cellular Field. He has continued the legacy of great White Sox owners. Also, Mr. Reinsdorf will always be remembered as the owner of an organization who brought joy to so many people as the White Sox achieved a World Series title in 2005!

If you have a high school son or daughter, or a grandchild that is graduating high school this year, or you know someone who could benefit by being considered for this scholarship, please have him or her complete the scholarship application form and mail it to the address below by the deadline.

Thank you for taking the time to read this book. Also, thank you for mentioning this scholarship opportunity to someone who will use it in the way it was intended: To get a solid education!

Stella and Edward Pienkos Educational Fund Scholarship(Deadline is May 1st of each year)